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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1967
Page
8
At Lake Dunmore on August 18 and 19 the Lumberjack Roundup features Shooting Ernie Lind performing solo after Betty Lind died in June. Lind shows precise gunplay with graphic targets and two daily performances. Also planned are fly casting by Bob Walker, a Morgan Horse exhibit, ox draw, lumberjack contests, and forest management displays.
The 86th Engineer Company Bennington National Guard returned at 1 a.m. Aug 5 after two weeks of summer field training at Camp Drum New York. Exercises covered land mine warfare demolitions rocket launcher and machine gun drills plus on the job training in supply maintenance and communications. Two soldiers earned Army certificates in chemical biological and radiological warfare and several attended specialist schools. Governor Hoff reviewed the unit at Wheeler Sack Field Camp Drum with other officials present.
New York reports show a surge in motorcycle use across cities and suburbs with 1965 US fatalities at 1,534, up 33 percent from 1964. Registrations grew from 412,000 in 1955 to 1,381,000 in 1965, and projections suggest 5 million by 1970, risking higher fatality rates despite lower per vehicle risk. A note on demographics and overseas comparisons follows, along with a sudden shift in rider profiles amid a period of rapid growth.
West Germany under Kiesinger and Brandt aims to ease Cold War tensions by opening to the East. This year sees diplomatic exchange treaties with Czechoslovakia and earlier deals with Poland Hungary and Bulgaria. East Germany orders 25 million dollars in West Berlin rolling stock and equipment.
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